How Does Olive Oil Lose Its Virginity?: Answers to the Enigmatic Questions of Contemporary Life

How Does Olive Oil Lose Its Virginity?: Answers to the Enigmatic Questions of Contemporary Life
ISBN-10
0688126812
ISBN-13
9780688126810
Category
Curiosities and wonders
Pages
238
Language
English
Published
1994
Authors
Bruce Tindall, Mark Watson

Description

Answers questions about cabooses, hair color, stuttering, headhunters, bumper stickers, sleepwalkers, chameleons, and church steeples

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